From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 51st meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 51°0′E / 90.000°N 51.000°E / 90.000; 51.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°9′N 51°0′E / 81.150°N 51.000°E / 81.150; 51.000 (Russia) Russia Arthur Island, Franz Josef Land 81°6′N 51°0′E / 81.100°N 51.000°E / 81.100; 51.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°52′N 51°0′E / 80.867°N 51.000°E / 80.867; 51.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land 80°33′N 51°0′E / 80.550°N 51.000°E / 80.550; 51.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 80°6′N 51°0′E / 80.100°N 51.000°E / 80.100; 51.000 (Russia) Russia Northbrook Island, Franz Josef Land 79°55′N 51°0′E / 79.917°N 51.000°E / 79.917; 51.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 68°28′N 51°0′E / 68.467°N 51.000°E / 68.467; 51.000 (Russia) Russia 51°41′N 51°0′E / 51.683°N 51.000°E / 51.683; 51.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan 46°56′N 51°0′E / 46.933°N 51.000°E / 46.933; 51.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 45°0′N 51°0′E / 45.000°N 51.000°E / 45.000; 51.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan Mangyshlak Peninsula 44°49′N 51°0′E / 44.817°N 51.000°E / 44.817; 51.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Mangyshlak Bay 44°31′N 51°0′E / 44.517°N 51.000°E / 44.517; 51.000 (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan Mangyshlak Peninsula 43°54′N 51°0′E / 43.900°N 51.000°E / 43.900; 51.000 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea 36°46′N 51°0′E / 36.767°N 51.000°E / 36.767; 51.000 (Iran) Iran 28°51′N 51°0′E / 28.850°N 51.000°E / 28.850; 51.000 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 25°59′N 51°0′E / 25.983°N 51.000°E / 25.983; 51.000 (Qatar) Qatar 24°35′N 51°0′E / 24.583°N 51.000°E / 24.583; 51.000 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 18°47′N 51°0′E / 18.783°N 51.000°E / 18.783; 51.000 (Yemen) Yemen 15°8′N 51°0′E / 15.133°N 51.000°E / 15.133; 51.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden 11°54′N 51°0′E / 11.900°N 51.000°E / 11.900; 51.000 (Somalia) Somalia 10°22′N 51°0′E / 10.367°N 51.000°E / 10.367; 51.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 9°13′S 51°0′E / 9.217°S 51.000°E / -9.217; 51.000 (Seychelles) Seychelles Providence Atoll 9°32′S 51°0′E / 9.533°S 51.000°E / -9.533; 51.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles
Passing between the Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands60°0′S 51°0′E / 60.000°S 51.000°E / -60.000; 51.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°16′S 51°0′E / 66.267°S 51.000°E / -66.267; 51.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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